87-80: Spain get revenge on Greece without Antetokounmpo

Coaches are tired of repeating that results aren’t the most important thing in summer prep games, but the truth is Spain He needed to get rid of the foul taste left by a clear defeat in the first friendly (86-70) in Athens on Tuesday. euro basketballAnd he did it yesterday, capitalizing on the momentum of the dedicated WiZink Center (13,000 spectators). Giannis Antetokounmpodid not line up with his teammates after 31 points and 10 rebounds in the first game of this time. greece teamThat’s right, Selection played a lot of his part too. Showing more solidity in his game, he was more regular than his rivals, showing absolute dominance of outside goals (his 47% in triples) and rebounds (46-29).

After just two games, a few things are already clear. Sergio Lull world Rudy Fernandez The only survivor among the great referents of the last fifteen years, it remains decisive, albeit in diminishing minutes and prominence. But the sign of this team, which supports almost all footholds in Spain, Willie Hernangomez, this time in Athens, after scoring 15 points, went up to 23 points and added 10 rebounds.pivot of pelican He is intimidating on defense and finds his way to the rim most of the time. Most importantly he is very reliable and always there.

Another good news is Willie Working near the hoop comes with some valuable work gladiators Jaime Pradilla I like you more and more Philip Reyes and Sebas Scythe It’s not too late.

Greece Threatened to run away in the first quarter (8-15) Spain When Lorenzo Brown took control and got off to a good start Costas Antetokounmpo world AgravanisBut the truck entrance lulu world Rudy That translated into three straight triples that dominated the scoreboard and stretched the team undefeated.

Spain They looked to break the game in the 17th minute (45-32) but didn’t finish the job, finishing just five up (45-40) at half-time. The turmoil in Spain continued into the restart (45-47), Lorenzo Brown The best minutes with Juancho Hernangomez They got their team back on track (63-53) and the win was never in jeopardy.

The good points of young point guards are also highlighted John Nunes It spans the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the last quarter. Curiously, an 18-year-old boy took charge and saw some of the best playing time for the team.

data sheet

Spain v Greece, 87-80

87 – Spain (22+23+25+17): Brown (8), Pradilla (12), Lopez Arostegui (-), Willy Hernangomez (23), Juancho Hernangomez (10) -5 starters-, Rudy Fernandez ( 6) ), Lulu (6), Size (7), Para (-), Jaime Fernandez (6), Guerra (4), Brizuela (5), Nunez (-).

80 – Greece (21+19+21+19): Calates (8), Dorsey (9), Papanicolaou (5), Agravanis (24), Costas Antetokounmpo (6) -Initial Five-, Papapetrou (8), Thanasis・Antetokounmpo (1), Larenzakis (7), Bocholidis (5), Caserakis (5), Rounzis (2), Kouzeloglu (-).

Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Luis Miguel Castillo (ESP), Fernando Calatrava (ESP). without exclusion.

Incident: A friendly EuroBasket match in front of 13,047 spectators at the WiZink Center in Madrid.